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Dallas Chocolate Festival goes virtual by sending samples to festival-goers

The Dallas Chocolate Festival is going virtual Sept. 12-13, allowing attendees to participate from the comforts of home with “The World o...

Parents plan to have safe, fun Halloween amid COVID-19 pandemic, polls find

Americans are looking forward to Halloween to add some normalcy and joy to what has been a serious and uncertain time.

PMMI cancels 2020 PACK EXPO in-person event

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, has canceled the in-person PACK EXPO International and Healthcare Packag...

AACT cancels 2020 National Technical Seminar

The American Association of Candy Technologists (AACT) has canceled its 2020 National Technical Seminar as a result of the COVID-19 pande...

ECRM adds new features to virtual meeting platform

ECRM is adding new features to its proprietary virtual platform after surpassing 25,000 curated meetings between retail buyers and seller...

SmartSweets launches low-sugar Sourmelon Bites

SmartSweets has launched Sourmelon Bites, a low-sugar, plant-based take on the classic gummy watermelon slices.

Extra’s newest ad highlights how 2020 has changed relationships

The spot features two sisters — one who’s always on her phone and the other, Lena, who’s trying to get her attention.

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Confectionery events impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic

Crystal Lindell

Alyse Thompson

A number of confectionery industry events are canceled, postponed or continuing as planned. …

Sustainability

Breaking the mold: How Beyond Good is reinventing the chocolate business

Alyse Thompson

Though Africa supplies 70 percent of the world’s cocoa, the “statistical equivalent of 0 percent” of the world’s chocolate is produced there, says Tim McCollum, founder of Beyond Good. He's …

Candy Manufacturers

How Hershey is preparing for Halloween amid COVID-19

Crystal Lindell

Halloween is very likely to be impacted by a world still grappling with COVID-19 — but Hershey is optimistic about the upcoming holiday. …

Candy Industry Blog

As Woodman’s Markets deploys robots into stores, what happens to human staff?

Crystal Lindell

Innovative imaging tools and neural networks enable the Badger Technologies autonomous robots to detect out-of-stock items with more than 95 percent accuracy. In other words, there’s no way humans can …

Supplier News

Latest confectionery enrobers focus on quick changeover, easy cleaning

Crystal Lindell

The latest confectionery enrobers are easier to clean and allow manufacturers to easily switch between types of chocolate. …

Candy and Snack Trends

Tesla designer helps create new chocolate chip shape for Dandelion Chocolate

Crystal Lindell

“The edges of a Dandelion Chocolate chip taper to thin-as-we-could-make-’em without compromising structure,” said Remy Labesque, an industrial designer who's day job is at Tesla. …

Coronavirus Coverage

2020 State of the Confectionery Industry: Better-for-you, sugar-free entice consumers amid COVID-19

Crystal Lindell

Health is on everyone’s mind these days. And many consumers have channeled their focus on health into their food choices. …

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Moonstruck launches two new chocolate bars

Moonstruck Chocolate Co. has added two varieties to its classic bar collection: the Dark Chocolate Blueberry Passion Fruit Bar and the Dark Chocolate Hazelnut Chai Bar.

Ingredients

Omnom Chocolate, featured in Netflix’s ‘Down to Earth with Zac Efron,’ launches SuperChocoBerryBarleyNibblyNuttylicious bar

Omnom Chocolate, a bean-to-bar chocolate maker based in Reykjavík, Iceland, has launched a new bar featuring something for everyone.

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What’s the ‘new normal’ for food retail?

By Alyse Thompson

We’ve heard it endlessly since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: This coronavirus era has created a “new normal” for every aspect of life. But what does that mean? And how could it apply to food retail?

As Woodman’s Markets deploys robots into stores, what happens to human staff?

By Crystal Lindell

Confectionery products should help consumers maximize personal relationships

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Non-Chocolate New Products

Trolli brand launches Crunchy Crawlers candy-coated gummy worms

Trolli Crunchy Crawlers are a dual-textural spin on Trolli's classic sour gummy worms that deliver a thin, crunchy shell and a chewy, fruity center.

Non-Chocolate New Products

3 products from Ferrara we would’ve seen at the 2020 Sweets & Snacks Expo

Ferrara Candy Co. has revealed three sugar confectionery products the company would’ve introduced at this year’s Sweets & Snacks Expo.

Chocolate

Mars Wrigley launches Snickers Peanut Brownie

The Snickers brand’s latest innovation combines chocolate, caramel and chewy peanut brownie filling to create Snickers Peanut Brownie.

New Products

Jelly Belly to introduce Scottie Dogs in August

Jelly Belly Candy Co. has expanded its growing line of candy offerings to include Jelly Belly Scottie Dogs licorice.

Candy Industry Magazine

June 2019

The June 2019 issue features an interview with a natural candy color specialist, a look at how chocolate bar makers can stand out from the crowd, our global state of the candy industry, and more.

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